Thorndon Country Park

Check out routes for road and mountain biking at your Country Parks . You can hire a bike from Trailnet at Thorndon Country Park, or if you are feeling challenged, try the Olympic Mountain Biking route at Hadleigh Country Park. We would love to see some pictures of your family cycle rides. #countryparksnewyou

Why not get your running kickstarted by joining a Parkrun. They run a series of 5k runs held at weekends, including at Cudmore Country Park, Great Notley Country Park, Weald Country Park, Hadleigh Country Park and Marsh Farm Country Park. Which one will you join? #countryparksnewyou www.parkrun.org.uk

Go for a walk at least once a week! There are maps for all our Country Parks on our website , which shows marked paths. Which is your favourite park for a walk? #countryparksnewyou http://ow.ly/dgOc30naI4T

Take your family on an outdoor adventure! We have some great winter fun for all the family. There are trails at Belhus Country Park and Weald Country Park until Sunday 6th January. There is our Family Forest School and Woodland Play at Danbury Country Park where you can make great memories with your family. Comment below on what you think makes a great outdoor family adventure. #countryparksnewyou

Happy New Year! We would love to hear how you are going to use the country parks to help fulfil those new year resolutions. #countryparksnewyou

A VERY merry Christmas everyone! We look forward to seeing you soon.

Join us at Danbury and Thorndon for Winter Forest School sessions - booking essential.
To book or for more information email Forestschool@essex.gov.uk

Bony Tony the skeleton seems to have claimed these #pumpkins and #squashes, but there will be lots of others waiting for you at Spooky Family Fun at Cressing Temple all through #halfterm: http://www.visitparks.co.uk/4120 #Halloween #Essex

Who likes to really terrify themselves over #Halloween? How does watching a horror film outdoors in the dark sound? Essex Country Parks have got two drive-in film screenings for you to choose from – 1980s horror-comedy The Lost Boys, and Stephen King’s IT. Find all the details here: http://www.visitparks.co.uk/events/

Who’s looking forward to getting their hands on a #pumpkin over #Halloween? Children will be able to carve their own pumpkin (and do lots of other fun activities!) at Spooky Family Fun at Cressing Temple, all through #halfterm: http://www.visitparks.co.uk/events/spooky -fun/

Welcome to the weekend! Time to get out for some fresh air in one of our beautiful parks?

Half term is here! There’s lots going on at Essex Country Parks to keep your little monsters occupied:
- Come for a good old fashioned explore here at beautiful Thorndon!
- Get out in the fresh air here at nearby Weald Country Park following a Bat Trail http://www.visitparks.co.uk/events/hallow een-bat-trail/
... - Head over to Cressing Temple for pumpkin carving, slime making and lots more at Spooky Fun http://www.visitparks.co.uk/events/spooky -fun/
- Help Cyril the Squirrel get to his monster party at Sky Ropes in Great Notley http://www.visitparks.co.uk/even…/sky-r opes-halloween-trail/)
- Try out archery at Hadleigh Park http://www.visitparks.co.uk/events/archer y-at-hadleigh-park/
- Learn how to survive in the great outdoors and make a shelter and a campfire at Family Survival Day at Hadleigh Park http://www.visitparks.co.uk/events/family -survival-day/
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There will be ghostly goings on at Cressing Temple all through #halfterm – who’s brave enough to join us for Spooky Family Fun? All the details are here: http://www.visitparks.co.uk/4120 #Halloween #Essex #October

What a beautiful autumn day! Who's getting out in our parks in this lovely sunshine?

It's going to be Spooktacular!

Are you brave enough?

It’s outside, it’s woodland and it’s beautiful. Go for a walk and feel better 🙂

It’s a fantastic place to be it’s so lovely

Friendly place , we were on barbecue area and we really like it .

Beautiful, well managed country park. Plenty of space to explore, lots of wildlife to look out for.